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Ginger
jinjaa
ジンジャー is the name Ginger in Japanese.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Ginger
jīn zhè ěr
金蔗爾 is the name Ginger in Chinese (Mandarin).
Ginger
薑 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word for ginger root (Zingiber officinale).
薑 is also the Chinese surname Jiang, or the Japanese surname Hajikami.
Sometimes, this can refer to a Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum).
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Ginger | ジンジャー | jinjaa / jinja | ||
| Ginger | 金蔗爾 金蔗尔 | jīn zhè ěr jin1 zhe4 er3 jin zhe er jinzheer | chin che erh chincheerh |
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| Ginger | 薑 姜 | hajikami / shouga hajikami / shoga hajikami / shoga | jiāng / jiang1 / jiang | chiang |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
薑 姜 see styles |
jiāng / jiang1 chiang kyō / はじかみ |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) (archaism) ginger (Zingiber officinale); (2) Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum); (kana only) ginger (Zingiber officinale); (surname) Hajikami Ginger; ginger |
ジンジャー see styles |
jinjaa / jinja / ジンジャー |  More info & calligraphy: |
椒 see styles |
jiāo / jiao1 chiao hajikami / はじかみ |
pepper (1) (archaism) ginger (Zingiber officinale); (2) Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum); (place-name) Hajikami |
莘 see styles |
xīn / xin1 hsin |
Asarum; Wild ginger; also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1] |
葵 see styles |
kuí / kui2 k`uei / kuei aoi(p);aoi / あおい(P);アオイ |
sunflower (1) (kana only) (See 銭葵,冬葵) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); (2) (See 二葉葵) Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); (3) (hollyhocks (genus Alcea) are part of the mallow family) (See 立葵) hollyhock; (given name) Mamoru |
蒪 see styles |
pò / po4 p`o / po |
myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga) |
蘅 see styles |
héng / heng2 heng |
Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant) |
蘘 see styles |
ráng / rang2 jang |
a kind of wild ginger |
がり see styles |
gari / がり | (1) sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; (2) (abbreviation) mimeograph; (3) reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof; (4) (slang) (derogatory term) overly skinny person |
ガリ see styles |
gari / ガリ | gully; (1) sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; (2) (abbreviation) mimeograph; (3) reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof; (4) (slang) (derogatory term) overly skinny person; (place-name) Ngari; Ghali |
乾薑 干姜 see styles |
gān jiāng / gan1 jiang1 kan chiang kankyou / kankyo / かんきょう |
dried ginger dried ginger |
仔薑 仔姜 see styles |
zǐ jiāng / zi3 jiang1 tzu chiang |
stem ginger |
寒葵 see styles |
kanaoi / かんあおい | (kana only) Asarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger) |
山奈 see styles |
shān nài / shan1 nai4 shan nai yamana / やまな |
Thai ginger; lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga); cyanide (loanword); same as 氰化 (surname) Yamana |
干姜 see styles |
kankyou / kankyo / かんきょう | dried ginger |
月桃 see styles |
gettou;gettou / getto;getto / げっとう;ゲットウ | (kana only) shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet) |
杜蘅 see styles |
dù héng / du4 heng2 tu heng |
Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant) |
杜衡 see styles |
dù héng / du4 heng2 tu heng tokou / toko / とこう kanaoi / かんあおい |
Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant) (kana only) Asarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger) |
生姜 see styles |
shoukyou / shokyo / しょうきょう shouga / shoga / しょうが | dried ginger root (trad. medicine); (kana only) ginger (Zingiber officinale) |
生薑 生姜 see styles |
shēng jiāng / sheng1 jiang1 sheng chiang shōkyō / しょうきょう |
fresh ginger dried ginger root (trad. medicine); (kana only) ginger (Zingiber officinale) fresh ginger; fresh ginger |
益智 see styles |
yì zhì / yi4 zhi4 i chih yakuchi / やくち |
to grow the intellect; Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine) bitter seeded cardamon |
細辛 细辛 see styles |
xì xīn / xi4 xin1 hsi hsin saishin / さいしん |
Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum) (See 薄葉細辛) Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine) |
茗荷 see styles |
myouga / myoga / みょうが | Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); (personal name) Miyouga |
薑汁 姜汁 see styles |
jiāng zhī / jiang1 zhi1 chiang chih |
ginger ale |
薬味 see styles |
yakumi / やくみ | condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice |
蘅蕪 蘅芜 see styles |
héng wú / heng2 wu2 heng wu |
Asarum blumei (ginger plant) |
蘘荷 see styles |
ráng hé / rang2 he2 jang ho |
myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga) |
赤毛 see styles |
akage / あかげ | (noun - becomes adjective with の) red hair; ginger hair; (surname) Akamo |
魚香 鱼香 see styles |
yú xiāng / yu2 xiang1 yü hsiang |
yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) |
アオイ see styles |
aoi / アオイ | (1) (kana only) mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); (2) Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); (3) hollyhock |
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